Ira Wolfson Joins Evercore as Senior Managing Director in the Global Industrials Corporate Advisory Practice in New York

NEW YORK, Jan. 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --

Evercore (NYSE: EVR) announced today that Ira Wolfson has joined the Firm's Investment Banking business as a Senior Managing Director.  He will be based in New York and will focus on advising clients in the industrial sector. 

Mr. Wolfson was most recently an Executive Vice Chairman with Rothschild & Co in New York, where he was Co-Head of Global Industrials and Co-Head of Global Aerospace & Defense.  With 22 years of investment banking experience focused in the industrial sector, he has advised on a number of notable transactions and advisory assignments for a range of clients, including BAE Systems, The Carlyle Group, Cerberus, Esterline, The Jordan Company, KKR, Landmark Aviation, Lear, Meggitt, Melrose, Mercury Systems, Textron, Tower International, U.S. Government (GM and Chrysler reorganizations), United Airlines and Visteon.

Roger Altman, Evercore's Founder and Senior Chairman, said, "We are extremely pleased that Ira is joining Evercore.  He has a long and successful track record acting as advisor to his industrial and financial sponsor clients across an array of industrial subsectors on their most important strategic and financial matters.  Ira is a highly regarded and trusted advisor, and he will be a strong addition to our Global Industrials team."

Ralph Schlosstein, Evercore's President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "We view the industrial sector as critical to our investment banking franchise. The industrial sector is evolving significantly due to the pace of technological innovation, globalization of supply chains, and volatility in financial, political and economic events.  We have had considerable success in the industrial space, and the addition of Ira will ensure we can continue to provide our clients with the highest possible level of service."

Ira Wolfson commented, "Evercore's focus on providing high quality, differentiated and independent advice is well-known in the marketplace and highly valued by clients.  Given the Firm's reputation for excellence, its leading position among independent firms in the U.S., and its momentum, I am excited about the opportunity to join the Evercore team and to help the Firm build-out its capabilities in the industrial sector."

Mr. Wolfson has a BA from Duke University.

About Evercore

Established in 1995, Evercore is a leading global independent investment banking advisory firm. Evercore advises a diverse set of investment banking clients on a wide range of transactions and issues and provides institutional investors with high quality equity research, sales and trading execution that is free of the conflicts created by proprietary activities. The Firm also offers investment management services to high net worth and institutional investors. With 27 offices and affiliate offices in North America, Europe, South America and Asia, Evercore has the scale and strength to serve clients globally through a focused and tailored approach designed to meet their unique needs.  More information about Evercore can be found on the Company's website at www.evercore.com.

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